Tväfärdhas

Old Swedish Dictionary - tväfärdhas

Meaning of Old Swedish word "tväfärdhas" (or tvæfærdhas) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

tväfärdhas (tvæfærdhas)
refl. " vara falsk el. oplitlig. profiteor. .. veder kännas ok twefärdis scilicet aluid in corde habere et aluid ore fateri " GU C 20 s. 489. profor. .. förethala ok twäfärdas scilicet aliud verbis proferre et aliud in corde habere ib s. 490.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so tväfärdhas may have also been written as tvæfærdhas

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • twefärdis )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚠᛅᚠᛅᚱᚦᚼᛆᛋ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

GU
Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.
GU C 20
Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.
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